Nominees for the 2013 ASC Harris Savides Student Heritage Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers is pleased to announce its 2013 ASC Harris Savides Student Heritage Award Nominees.

Undergraduate nominees include:

Mishka Kornai of Chapman Universityfor Straight Down Low

Nick Reinhard of Florida State University for Cootie Contagion

Daniel Rink of Brooks Institute for Ai

In the Graduate category, the nominees are:

Ryan Broomberg of Chapman University for The Bright Side

Petr Cikhart of the American Film Institute for First in Flight

Martin Kobylarz of the American Film Institute for Wolves From Another Kingdom

In the Documentary category, the nominees are:

Dan Duran and Sam Price-Waldman of Chapman University for Wolf Mountain

Ryan Westra and Drew Heskettof Chapman University for We Are The Land

The ASC Student Heritage Awards were established to inspire the next generation of cinematographers and to help them pursue their dreams. It is re-named annually in celebration and memory of an extraordinary ASC member. This year's Heritage Award is dedicated to the memory Harris Savides, ASC. Savides was a five-time Independent Spirit Award nominee and was once described as “a visual poet.” He was best known for his stunning cinematography on such acclaimed films as Gerry, Elephant, Last Days, Milk, Finding Forrester, The Game, American Gangster, Zodiac and Somewhere.

Eligible students must be in undergraduate or graduate school or have graduated within the past year. A dedicated jury of ASC cinematographers carefully views all entries and their voting determines the nominees.

This year, the ASC received a total of 135 entries. The winners will be revealed at the ASC Student Heritage Awards celebration on June 15.